Alex Heuer
“St. Louis on the Air” Executive ProducerAlex Heuer joined St. Louis Public Radio in 2012 and is the executive producer of St. Louis on the Air. Alex grew up in the St. Louis area. He began his public radio career as a student reporter at Tri States Public Radio in Macomb, Illinois and worked for a few years at Iowa Public Radio. Alex graduated summa cum laude from Western Illinois University with a degree in history and earned a teaching certificate in 6 - 12th grade social studies. In 2016, he earned a Master of Public Policy Administration with a focus in nonprofit organization management and leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has won local and national awards for reporting and producing and his stories have been featured nationally on Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Before he was part of World Series, NBA Finals, Super Bowl and Olympics broadcasts, Bob Costas got his start at KMOX in 1974. -
Journalist Danny Spewak details Charlie Peete’s life in, “Cardinal Dreams: The Legacy of Charlie Peete and a Life Cut Short.” Peete died in a plane crash while on his way to play winter baseball. -
“It has been a bit of a whirlwind,” said former Executive Director Liz Ziegler. -
The co-founder and CEO of OpenAI returned to his hometown to speak to students the day after he released a new model of ChatGPT that can reason. -
The BBC’s flagship news program, Newshour, broadcast from St. Louis Public Radio’s studios on Monday. -
St. Louis native Lee Hendrix is the author of the new book, “Peep Light: Stories of a Mississippi River Boat Captain.” He discusses the dangerous work of starting as a deckhand and how he ascended to the pilothouse. -
Circus Flora’s 38th season includes mainstays like the Flying Wallendas and Circus Harmony’s St. Louis Arches. This year’s show also features the Wheel of Death and bareback equestrian acrobatics. -
Jamaica Kincaid’s works include “Annie John,” “A Small Place,” and the soon-to-be published, “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children.” -
The trip is expected to take 60 days and marks the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s circumnavigation of the continent. -
Astrophysicist and author Erika Nesvold spoke with host Elaine Cha before a live audience at the McDonnell Planetarium as part of Missouri Humanities’ keynote event. -
Peter Sagal reflects on his 25-plus years as host of the NPR show, what he brings as a solo act and he recounts his experiences in St. Louis — including the time he ran through downtown St. Louis in his underwear. -
John Ulett started as a DJ at KSHE-95 in 1976 when he was 19 years old. He’s about to begin his 40th full season as the Cardinals’ PA announcer at Busch Stadium.
